Georgie56 3336 Posted November 12, 2018 Posted November 12, 2018 I wish Spectrum can start expanding news all across Texas (DFW, Houston, Beaumont, Etc.) besides Austin and San Antonio. I wish it had a better chance to succeed than the long-gone TXCN. I repeat myself, but too bad Comcast serves Houston. Texas would more likely get 24-hour cable news through TEGNA relaunching TXCN or creating another network, but that won’t happen anytime soon.
LoadStar 364 Posted November 13, 2018 Posted November 13, 2018 Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin launches November 28. [MEDIA=twitter]1061292242126733313[/MEDIA]
CircleSeven 1963 Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 And your right... via the Los Angeles Business Journal: http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2018/oct/26/spectrum-news-starts-nov-16/ Sounds like (based on what I've read) the launch in LA will start in the morning (11/14).
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TheRolyPoly 2641 Posted November 14, 2018 Posted November 14, 2018 [MEDIA=twitter]1062700693314691072[/MEDIA] So it started two days earlier than the original date.
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 15, 2018 Posted November 15, 2018 So it started two days earlier than the original date. And it's pretty bad, too. More like something I'd expect to see on Los Angeles pubcaster KCET. Weather has a Weather Channel feel. I hate it. How long until it folds? This is a money loser.
Eat News 4745 Posted November 15, 2018 Posted November 15, 2018 And it's pretty bad, too. More like something I'd expect to see on Los Angeles pubcaster KCET. Weather has a Weather Channel feel. I hate it. How long until it folds? This is a money loser. What kinds of spots are they running? PSA's ? Does it look like it's sold or is just a bunch of the same ads that get rotated thru the cable system. I thought TW made all kinds of promises about local news coverage to the regulators, so maybe it's only got a 3 year lifespan. Unless they intend to survive on political ads....i'm betting it's all PSA's right now.
jbnews 346 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 I don't have Spectrum, so I can't live stream Spectrum News SoCal. Could someone PLEASE record openings, etc. and put them on YouTube? It would be much appreciated!
Mrtraveler01 739 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 What kinds of spots are they running? PSA's ? Does it look like it's sold or is just a bunch of the same ads that get rotated thru the cable system. I thought TW made all kinds of promises about local news coverage to the regulators, so maybe it's only got a 3 year lifespan. Unless they intend to survive on political ads....i'm betting it's all PSA's right now. Isn't this similar to how the other Spectrum News channels operate? I could be wrong as my experience is only limited to Bay News 9 and NY1.
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 What kinds of spots are they running? PSA's ? Does it look like it's sold or is just a bunch of the same ads that get rotated thru the cable system. I thought TW made all kinds of promises about local news coverage to the regulators, so maybe it's only got a 3 year lifespan. Unless they intend to survive on political ads....i'm betting it's all PSA's right now. Chevy Dealers of Southern California was sponsoring the 2 pm hour. Also saw Jack in the Box & CVS ads.
Eat News 4745 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 Chevy Dealers of Southern California was sponsoring the 2 pm hour. Also saw Jack in the Box & CVS ads. Ok, That's a good set of respectable local sponsors for the launch. Lothar Approves.
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 Ok, That's a good set of respectable local sponsors for the launch. Lothar Approves. This morning I've been watching for about 45 minutes so far. Only one paid spot or psa between 10:45 am & 11:30 am, SoCal Chevy dealers. Everything else is a Spectrum News 1 imaging promo. Multiple in each break mostly for anchors. Weather segments feel like a ripoff of The Weather Channel. The maps popping up from the floor are awkward to view. There are a number of ongoing technical glitches in sound, video and quick flow of one segment to the next but it's no disaster.
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 I am a Spectrum cable & internet customer in Los Angeles. You can view Southern California Spectrum News 1 on their app when away from your home wi-fi. Only selected channels are available away from home and none of the local stations are.
SoCalLocal 7 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 What I heard, The feeds in SoCal are spiltted unto 4. - West LA - East LA/Inland Empire -SFV/Ventura -Orange County/San Diego Which feed do you have if you live and got Spectrum News 1 in SoCal?
TheRolyPoly 2641 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 What I heard, The feeds in SoCal are spiltted unto 4. - West LA - East LA/Inland Empire -SFV/Ventura -Orange County/San Diego Which feed do you have if you live and got Spectrum News 1 in SoCal? With the last one, does that effectively mean that San Diego now has its own 24-hour local cable news channel?
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 With the last one, does that effectively mean that San Diego now has its own 24-hour local cable news channel? No. San Diego is primarily Cox Cable not Spectrum. Even in the every 15 minute weathercasts on Spectrum News 1 (or as they call their newscasts, The Beat on 1) in SoCal they don't report on San Diego weather.
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 What I heard, The feeds in SoCal are spiltted unto 4. - West LA - East LA/Inland Empire -SFV/Ventura -Orange County/San Diego Which feed do you have if you live and got Spectrum News 1 in SoCal? West Los Angeles as I live next to UCLA. The local reports span from Downtown, Hollywood through Long Beach and up through Malibu. But I wouldn't call any of the localized news actually news. They're all lifestyle features so far. So far as I can tell, most repeat every 90 minutes.
Yankees4life 564 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 If it is as good as NY1 is, then it's all a good thing...
CalItalian2 163 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 If it is as good as NY1 is, then it's all a good thing... Southern California Spectrum News 1 is nothing like NY1. It has more of a public broadcasting feel - except weather which is exactly the same as The Weather Channel. Many of the localized stories are filed by citizen journalists, also.
jbnews 346 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 Southern California Spectrum News 1 is nothing like NY1. It has more of a public broadcasting feel - except weather which is exactly the same as The Weather Channel. Many of the localized stories are filed by citizen journalists, also. Well, they also just launched, too. How are the shows? Is their morning show good? It seems like it.
Yankees4life 564 Posted November 17, 2018 Posted November 17, 2018 Southern California Spectrum News 1 is nothing like NY1. It has more of a public broadcasting feel - except weather which is exactly the same as The Weather Channel. Many of the localized stories are filed by citizen journalists, also. Well...not too sure that's good :o
nathannah 2528 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Spectrum News 1 has launched in Wisconsin...so far in the first half hour I've watched a pretty good weather forecast, nice features you wouldn't see on the regular stations, and pretty 'on point' intros and outros with Milwaukee/Madison/Green Bay scenery (which is how the channel is launching, with three seperate feeds for each market). The advantage of replacing a sports channel outside the Charter legacy market means their sports segments have no nagging issues at all. The set is a green-screen with a generic city background, and ad mix? Actually not bad...mix of Charter promos, direct, and a few usual advertisers you'd see on the local cable breaks. We'll see how dayside goes, but this thankfully is a much less bumpy launch than WGBA's (my main reference with a news department launch; WDJT hit the ground running and was heavy on early web experimentation, but WGBA started out slooooow).
LoadStar 364 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 Seems like a competent start, but this does not strike me as any sort of a significant news operation. Most of the time, the channel is just the anchor reading news wire stories over B-roll. That is supplemented by their very small number of reporters doing 2 minute or so packaged pieces. I don't get the impression at this time that they're capable or even interested in covering any sort of breaking news. This seems like a good channel to keep on TVs in waiting rooms or on digital signage in building lobbies. ETA: Curiously, I've been watching for about 45 minutes, from 6:45 to 7:30 am, and they haven't had a single sports report. 3 hours ago, mrschimpf said: The set is a green-screen with a generic city background It's a physical set with a large display as a backdrop. It appears to be the identical set to Spectrum News 1 Ohio (as seen upthread). That said, since 95% of time, they use a tight shot of the anchor, there's really no practical difference between that and a green-screen backdrop.
ColDayNews 438 Posted November 28, 2018 Posted November 28, 2018 This has a much better chance to succeed than the Ohio News Network. Off to a good start.
Greggo 362 Posted November 30, 2018 Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 7:20 AM, LoadStar said: Seems like a competent start, but this does not strike me as any sort of a significant news operation. Most of the time, the channel is just the anchor reading news wire stories over B-roll. That is supplemented by their very small number of reporters doing 2 minute or so packaged pieces. I don't get the impression at this time that they're capable or even interested in covering any sort of breaking news. This seems like a good channel to keep on TVs in waiting rooms or on digital signage in building lobbies. ETA: Curiously, I've been watching for about 45 minutes, from 6:45 to 7:30 am, and they haven't had a single sports report. It's a physical set with a large display as a backdrop. It appears to be the identical set to Spectrum News 1 Ohio (as seen upthread). That said, since 95% of time, they use a tight shot of the anchor, there's really no practical difference between that and a green-screen backdrop. Spectrum has nixed regular sports coverage at several stations, including Austin earlier this year. http://tvradio.blog.austin360.com/2018/08/28/spectrum-news-austin-scaling-back-sports-coverage/
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